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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National Iowa  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 2,988,047[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 359,409[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 798,512[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 2.91[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 21.16%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 7.28%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 71.56%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $59,587[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $71,552[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $618[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $24,717[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 4.84%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 12.43%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 17.40%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 11.49%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 10.37%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 89.63%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 24.29%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 2.20%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 8.55%[40] Birth rate ranking 16[41]